Recognised as Colour
#BDA799
- #BDA799
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BDA799 is a orange with RGB values 189, 167, 153 and HSL 23°, 21%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BDA799#BDA799
HEX#BDA799
RGBrgb(189, 167, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6549, 0.6
RGB percentages74.1%, 65.5%, 60%
HSLhsl(23.3, 21.4%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.3, 19%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.6%, 19%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,429,209
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA799;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#425866
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99AFBD
Analogous#BD999D, #BDB999
Triadic#99BDA7, #A799BD
Split complementary#99BDB9, #999DBD
Tetradic#9DBD99, #99AFBD, #B999BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G167
B153
Red189 (74.1%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue23.33°
Saturation (HSL)21.43%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A7 · B 99
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